Why "Activists" Are Generally Destructive to the Christian Cause

 Why "Activists" Are Generally Destructive to the Christian Cause - Todd Strandberg -

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When Jesus sent out his disciples, he gave them a very simple message: repentance in His holy name. He told them to not bother with "gold or silver" or "extra shirt or sandals" or "a staff." To get ready to preach to the world today, people think they need a building fund, Radio or TV outreach, and an army organizational staff.

 

"Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged, but has crossed over from death to life" (John 5:24).

 

I've never liked any type of Christian organization that was centered on activists that are driven by the need to be a celebrity. They promise: If we lift them up on high, they will sing the praises of our Lord Jesus. This strategy fails nearly every time because it quickly becomes all about them. The greatest reward that people seek is money and attention.

 

I have witnessed this outcome many times in the field of prophecy. I can think of several examples of people who once promoted the pre-rapture view, and then monetary motivation changed, and they promptly switched to the post-trib camp. Several years ago, a guy wrote on his site, "I only started my ministry to make money. Now that I realize it's not possible to turn a profit, I'm closing it down."

 

Norma McCorvey is the woman known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. It's called a "landmark ruling for justice," but the truth is it came right from the pit of hell.

 

After her mid-1990s conversion to become a born-again Christian, McCorvey disavowed her gay relationship with another woman, even as they continued to live together. McCorvey shocked the left in 1995 when she came out against abortion.

 

We now learn in a new documentary that she was lying when she switched to support the anti-abortion movement, saying she had been paid to do so. What a shock! She never had an abortion, but became a key political figure to legalize abortions, and then turned around and sold out; and then when the money dried up, she confessed to being a wolf in sheep's clothing.

 

In her "deathbed confession," as she calls it, a visibly ailing McCorvey says she only became an anti-abortion activist because she was paid by evangelical groups.

 

"I was the big fish," she said. "I think it was a mutual thing. I took their money and they'd put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say. That's what I'd say. It was all an act. I did it well too. I am a good actress. Of course, I'm not acting now," she added. "If a young woman wants to have an abortion, that's no skin off my a**. That's why they call it choice."

 

I could not find any clear indication that McCorvey's conversion was simply a lie. Satan does not normally surrender his earthly generals without a massive struggle. This was clearly the sort of woman who would have offered her soul to whoever was the highest bidder.

 

In the past, a person of this type would have been rooted out by Christians with a moderate level of discernment. The Reverend Robert Schenck, one of the evangelical pastors who worked with McCorvey, also features in the documentary. He acknowledged that McCorvey was paid for her appearances on the movement's behalf. The program says it was as much $500,000 (in current figures). He crudely admits to doing his own acting:

 

"I knew what we were doing," Mr. Schenck says. "And there were times when I was sure she knew. And I wondered, 'Is she playing us?' What I didn't have the guts to say was, 'Because I know d*** well we're playing her.'"

 

It is sad, but very timely for my article to cite the passing of Evangelist Ravi Zacharias, a great example of how to be a true servant of the Lord. He spent his life defending Christian doctrines against objections through books and lectures. He was such godly man, CNN couldn't think of anything negative to say about him. It did publish a story that Tim Tebow and other Christians praised Zacharias' life; and then, three days later the quotes were removed.

 

I think we are too close to the rapture to be lying and cheating in God's name. For all true believers, it is far better to be judged for a wrong that you did 10 years ago than the one you did last week.

 

"For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil" (Ecclesiastes 12:14, KJV).